Chief Sustainability Officers At Work: How CSOs Build Successful Sustainability and ESG Strategies

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C. PagitsasChief Sustainability Officers At Workhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7866-6_10

10. Sophia Mendelsohn

Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of ESG

Cognizant

Chrissa Pagitsas¹  

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Washington, DC, USA

 

Sophia Mendelsohn is chief sustainability officer and head of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) at Cognizant. Cognizant is a multinational provider of information technology, consulting, and business process services. It had $16.7 billion in revenue and ranked 197 in the Fortune 500 in 2020. Sophia leads the company’s strategy to integrate ESG into its purpose, strategy, systems, and technology solutions.

Previously, Sophia was the first chief ...